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What is Reverse Logistics?

GlobalTranz

What is reverse Logistics? Before we dive in the nuances of reverse logistics, otherwise known as return logistics, integration, let's briefly recap what reverse logistics is. Reverse logistics refers to all operations related to the reuse of products and materials.

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Why Reverse Logistics Systems and Transportation Management Should Be Considered Together

GlobalTranz

Needs for efficient reverse logistics systems continue to increase as e-commerce claims greater market share, and as so many traditionally functioning businesses grow and inevitably incur increasing volume of returns. This presents opportunities for developing new revenue streams, an exciting challenge to logistics professionals.

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Top 15 Logistics Blog Posts of 2014

GlobalTranz

However, I encourage you to browse the entire logistics category so you may see the most recent posts as well, because typically, the earlier the post was published, the more views (but that is not always the case). What is Reverse Logistics and How Is It Different than Traditional Logistics? Read the full Post.

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How Returns Management Works: Process, Tips, & Best Practices

Unleashed

It covers every aspect of dealing with customer returns, including policy management, reverse logistics, customer service, returned goods inventory management , and developing strategies to reduce return rates. Returns management vs. reverse logistics Returns management refers to managing the entire returns process.

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Defining visibility

Cathy Roberson

Despite the number of visibility tools available on the market today, “lack of visibility” continues to be a common complaint in the supply chain market. Are today’s visibility tools missing something? What's missing, if anything, from visibility tools?” But what exactly is visibility?

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9 Key Considerations in an Effective Last Mile Delivery Strategy

Supply Chain Game Changer

Obviously, shippers cannot track what consumers use their personal devices for all the time, but they can use metrics and Big Data to track what consumers are doing on their respective e-commerce sites. An effective last mile logistics strategy must be focused on consumer needs. Be Consumer-Centric. Think Outside-the-Box.

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Fix Your Retail Supply Chain to Make the Last Mile Count

Logistics Bureau

If you’re competing on cost, then you might need to get products to the customers’ doors without charging shipping fees , or perhaps you’ll stop short of home delivery and ask customers to pick their purchases up from a storefront or some other predefined point (we’ll discuss some related concepts, like smart-lockers, later).